- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29986-DB WP No. 21843 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND WRIT PETITION No. 21843 OF 2023 (S-KSAT) BETWEEN: 1. SRI UMESHA K., S/O LATE DASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/AT No.133/A, SHRI JAYALAKSHMI NILAYA, 4TH CROSS, CAUVERY MAIN ROAD, RAGHAVENDRANAGARA, MYSURU 570011. 2. SRI JAYANNA J. P., S/O PARVANNA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, JOGIHALLI SEEBIAGRAHARA, SHIRA TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT, TUMKUR 572125. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI PARASHURAM A. L., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE SECRETARY, KARNATAKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, UDYOGA SOUDHA, BENGALURU 560001. Digitally signed by VALLI MARIMUTHU Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29986-DB WP No. 21843 of 2023 2. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, M S BUILDING, BENGALURU 560001. 3. MS. POOJA G. M., AGE NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONERS, D/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONERS, No. 520, 14TH CROSS, HOUSING BOARD, NEAR MINI VIDHANA SOUDHA, HASSAN 573201. 4. MR. MANJUNATH S. P., S/O PRABHAKAR ACHAR, AGE NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER, No.516, KM ROAD, SHIAGUNA MUGTHIHALLI, CHIKKAMAGALURU 577133. 5. MR. CHANDRAKANTH, S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONERS, AGE NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONERS, GADI KUSHNOOR POST GADI, KUSHNOOR POST, TALUK AURAB B, BIDAR 375421. 6. MR. NARASEGOWDA, S/O SRI NARAYANRAO, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, RESIDING AT No.8, 19TH CROSS, MALAGALA, NAGARBHAVI 2ND STAGE, VISHWANEEDAM, BENGALURU 560091. 7. MR. PRAMOD MANJUNATH BHAT, S/O SRI MANJUNATH K. BHAT, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, RESIDING AT No.65, ALAVALLI, MURU KUMTA, UTTARA KANNADA 581362. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29986-DB WP No. 21843 of 2023 8. MR. SHIVANAND KARAJPL, S/O SRI MALLAPPA KARAJOL, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, POST MUTLAGI, TALUK BASAVANA BAGEWADI, DISTRICT VIJAYAPUR 586216. 9. MR. MANJUNATH H., S/O SRI HANUMANTHARAYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, RESIDING AT No. 68(OLD No.22/4), 2ND CROSS, SAPTAGIRI LAYOUT, DODDABIDARAJALU, NAGASANDRA POST, BENGALURU 560073. 10. MR. MOHAMMED HUSSAIN, S/O SRI HUSSAIN SAB, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, PRESENTLY WORKING AS I-CHARGE MEN (BMTS), C/O No.1534, ANNAKAIHA BUILDING, 12TH CROSS, KALYAN NAGARA, T. DASARAHALLI, BENGALURU 560057. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI K.M. PRAKASH, ADVOCATE FOR R1; SRI REUBEN JACOB, AAG A/W SRI B. RAVINDRANATH, AGA FOR R2; SRI RAGHAVENDRA G. GAYATHRI, ADVOCATE FOR R7, R9 & R10; SRI VINAYAKA B., ADVOCATE FOR R8) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 28.09.2022 PASSED BY THE HON'BLE KARNATAKA STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, BENGALURU IN APPLICATIONS No.1750/2022 AND No. 1881/2022 (ANNEXURE-A)C. ALLOW APPLICATIONS No. 1750/2022 AND No. 1881/2022. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29986-DB WP No. 21843 of 2023 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT) Heard Sri. A. L. Parashuram, learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri. K. M. Prakash, learned counsel for respondent No.1, Sri. Reuben Jacob, learned AAG along with Sri. B. Ravindranath, learned AGA for respondent No.2, Sri. Raghavendra G. Gayathri, learned advocate for respondent Nos.7, 9 and 10 and Sri. B. Vinayaka, learned counsel for respondent No.8. 2. The petitioners are before this Court questioning the common order dated 28.09.2022 passed in Application Nos.1806-1809/2022 clubbed with Application Nos.1879-1881 and 1746-1752/2022 passed by the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal, Bengaluru (for short 'the Tribunal'). 3. The Application Nos.1879-1881/2022 was the subject matter of Writ Petition No.21217/2022 clubbed with Writ Petition No.24626/2022. This Court by order dated - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29986-DB WP No. 21843 of 2023 15.02.2024 dismissed the writ petition confirming the order passed by the Tribunal. The SLP filed against the dismissal of the writ petition by this Court was confirmed by order dated 15.03.2024 in SLP (C) No.6520/2024 by the Hon'be Apex Court. It is submitted that in view of the above, the present writ petition is also liable to be dismissed in terms of the above orders passed by this Court. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners would not dispute the above fact. Therefore, in terms of the order dated 15.02.2024 in Writ Petition No.21217/2022 clubbed with Writ Petition No.24626/2022, the present writ petition also stands rejected. Sd/- (S.G.PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (K. V. ARAVIND) JUDGE VBS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 6